Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-11-04
THE CITIZEN.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Farm and Garden.

There is an important matter in
connection with the poultry yard
which farmers and egg producers OF
all kinds would do well to study, says
Professor Long in the London Marx
Lane Express For the past few
wears prizes have been offered at the
London Dairy Show and at the
Birmingham Show for preserved eggs,
which eggs it is necessary should
have been preserved in q particular
compound. the name Of which is stat
ed three months before they are open
ed to view in the exhibition. There
has been no such decided success
hitherto as that attained by the use
of lime and salt. Professor long has
had The advantage of going through
the preserved egg classes with MIR.
Tegetmeier, the judge Of the dairy
show, and of seeing every sample
opened, and. although there have
been q very large number OF entries,
there can be no question as to the
perfection of preserving in lime wa
ter and in salt, though several other
articles have been used for the pur-
pose As the result of the competi-
tions Mr. Tegetmeier is of the opin-
ion, and from what Prof. Long has
repeatedly seen, he can indorse what
he says, that when salt is used 1t is
advisable to obtain box in which
the bottom is screwed on. A layer OF
an inch of salt is followed by layer
of eggs packed close together, but not
touching each other These are
again covered with layer of dry salt
we'll pressed in and followed by an
other layer of eggs, and SO on until
the top is reached, care being taken
that the salt is perfectly dry through.
out, and that it is thoroughly well
pressed in the box. When the box
is filed the lid is fixed, and when it
necessary to commence to use the
eggs the bottom of the box is un-
screwed and the stalest taken cut
first. W here lime is adopted as a
preservative, a different course must
be pursued. 1t has been the custom
to recommend a thick mixture of
lime and water, or lime cream, but it
is found in practice that the eggs be-
comes so firmly imbedded in the lime
that it is frequently difficult, or even
impossible, to take them out; and as
there is no advantage in using a
large quantity of lime, for the water
can take up only certain proportion,
it is found preferable TO simply drop
the eggs into lime water such as
would be made from mixture Of a
good handful of lime to gallon o.
water. One other system appears to
succeed. 1t ia that Of packing the
eggs in sweet bran in boxes which
ere turned once every week. In
some instances sawdust is used for
packing eggs which have been dip
ped in some preserving composition,
but although they are preserved q
flavor is conveyed to the whites cor
responding to that of the material il
Wnlcc tney are packeu.
EXCLUSIVE GRAIN DIET FOR FOWLS.
There is no more wisdom, says
the American AgriculturiSt, in con-
fning poultry exclusively to grain
diet than in keeping animals on q
food devoid of bulk: In the growing
season, the hens eat grass, grain,
seeds and insects, and in winter they
may be given more bulky food than
usually received, and at less cost than
that of feeding grain exclusively. If
clover hay be finely cut, boiling wa
ter poured over it, aud the mess well
sprinkled with mixture of ground
grain, and seasoned with little salt,
they eat it willingly, and it affords an
agreeable variety The clover also
largely assists in supplying albumen
to the eggs, while the health of the
fowls is promoted by the food not be-
ing very concentrated. No doubt
some may consider such feed as suit
able only for COW or horse, but it is
also good for poultry. If hens are
kept on corn they become exceedingly
fat, and as unfit for laying as an over
fat animal is for breeding, but feed
them on variety which contains
more of the fesh.forming elements
than the carbonaceous, and they give
better results. As the stock should
be kept warm and comfortable, 50
should tie fowls 1t is much cheaper
to provide suitable quarters than to
keep them from freezing by stuff ng
with corn. They will also eat dry
bay, if cut into short lengths; but
it is better to feed it moistened and
warm.